Photo source : Bikram Thapa
Army man Rewati Dahal clinched the prestigious Pokhara Marathon and the Rs 30,000 prize money beating defending champion Akkal Bahadur Bohara in the last lap at Pokhara today.

Rewati finished strong in the last lap and beat Bohara by four seconds. Rewati Dahal time was 2 hours, 30 minutes and 13 seconds to cover the 42.195 kilometer course while defending champion Akkal Bahadur Bohara had to be satisfied with second place 4 seconds behind and Rs 20,000 cash. Another army personnel, Chandra Bahadur Mahato, clinched the third place with Rs 15,000 cash.

The race started from Pokhara Stadium and covered different chowks of Pokhara city and Lekhnath municipality.

In the meantime, Armed Police Force Gagan Bahadur Singh clinched the 10 km race in a time of 35 minutes and 10 seconds. Krishnaswori Sintakala clinched the title of same race in the female category.

Member secretary of National Sports Council Kishor Bahadur Singh and Director of National Finance Bank, the main sponsor, Balram Gautam gave away the prizes.